How To Make The Best Award Winning CPU Cooler Even Better

Having received more than 250 awards and recommendations from the international press, Noctua's original NH-D14 has become a benchmark in premium quality quiet cooling.

This new SE2011 version is a special edition for Intel's Core i7-39xx/38xx (Sandy Bridge-E) high-end LGA-2011 platform and comes equipped with the new SecuFirm2™ mounting system.

Combined with the exquisite NF-P12/NF-P14 dual PWM fan configuration and topped off with Noctua's renowned NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-D14 SE2011 is an elite choice for an elite platform.

Award-Winning NH-D14 CPU Cooler
Tens of thousands of enthusiast users all over the world swear by the NH-D14's quality and performance. Recommended by more than 250 international hardware websites and magazines, it is renowned to be one of the best high end coolers on the market.

Proven 6 Heatpipe Dual Radiator Design
Providing more surface area, better heat-distribution and superior airflow efficiency than conventional tower style heatsinks, the NH-D14 SE2011's six heatpipe dual radiator design was developed to provide ultimate quiet cooling performance in dual fan mode.

Dual NF-P14/NF-P12 Fan Setup
The NH-D14 has a premium quality dual fan setup of Noctua's award-winning NF-P12 (120mm) & NF-P14 (140mm) fans, both fans feature Vortex-Control Notches, SCD tech and SSO-Bearings to achieve a perfect balance of performance and quietness.

Custom Designed PWM IC With SCD
With full auto PWM speed control, the NH-D14 SE2011's fans use Noctua's custom designed NE-FD1 PWM IC with Smooth Commutation Drive (SCD) tech. SCD smooths and suppresses PWM switching noises, making fans quieter at low speeds.

Excellent Component Cooling
Placed at the bottom of the fin-stacks, the NF-P14 fan contributes to the NH-D14's superb CPU cooling capabilities and provides massive airflow over surrounding motherboard components and heatsinks, thus ensuring excellent component cooling performance.

SecuFirm2™ LGA-2011 Mounting System
Noctua's enthusiast grade SecuFirm2™ systems meet the highest demands in safety, contact pressure and ease-of-use. Tailor-made for LGA2011, the new NM-I2011 mounting brings the trusted SecuFirm2™ quality to Intel's new Core i7-39xx/38xx platform.

NT-H1 thermal compound
Noctua's highly acclaimed NT-H1 Compound is a well proven pro-grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease-of-use and outstanding reliability.

There are known fitment issues with the following LGA-2011 based Motherboards. The Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler extends over the first PCI-E x16 slot of these Motherboards, which might be an issue for SLI or Crossfire Applications:

• Elitegroup (ECS) X79R-AX
• Elitegroup (ECS) X79R-AX Deluxe
• Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3
• MSI X79A-GD45
• MSI X79MA-GD45

For an updated, complete list of tested LGA-2011 Motherboards, with any known issues, visit:
Noctua's NH-D14 SE2001 Compatibility Page